Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-13

referred to the same, according to section
of this act their opinion shall be sub
mitted, together with brief synopsis OF
the case, to the Supreme court, and the
record shall be returned Herewith. The
reports so made may be used by said Su-
preme court to facilitate it in reaching a
conclusion upon the law and facts Of the
case.
Sec7. The opinions of said Commission
Of Appeals in cases referred to 1T by the
Supreme court, when adopted by said
court, shall be published as the opinions
thereof as in other cases.
Sec. s. In cases referred to the "Com-
mission of Appeals" under this act, the
papers shall not be relied IN said COM
mission, and only such additional costs
as may be essential to carry into effect
the provisions hereof, shall be incurred
! by the parties to such cases by reason Of
| the reference thereof.
! Sec. 9. Said commission shall hold its
! sessions at the same times and places as
the Supreme court, and may appoint one
clerk If necessary, and if no such clerk
| be appointed the duties of that office
shall be performed by the clerks OF the
Supreme court at the different branches
| thereof, who shall receive in either case
| the same fees as are allowed by law to
the clerks of the Supreme court for like
services.
Sec. 10. Said commission shall have g
| sea-, being star with five points, and
the words Commission of Appeals of the
state CT Texas" around the same. Reg
Ular dockets and minutes of all proceed
ings by or before said commission shall
| be kept, and the records and proceedings
thereof shall be entitled to the same YER
! ity as gre records and proceedings OF
courts of record, and all cases shall be
docketed in the order in which they are
transferred or referred by the Supreme
court.
Sec. Il. Said commission shall have
| the right to issue Writs of CertiOrari to
perfect the record and such process as
the Supreme court might issue to make
parties, and shall have the power to pun
ish for contempt.
Sec. y. All laws and rules regulating
practice and procedure in the Supreme
court shall be in force in the practice and
proceedings of said commission so far as
the same are applicable, and all applies
tons Tor rehearing in cases referred to
aid commission by consent in writing,
shall be made before and determined by
the commission.
Sec. Is. The sum of $780, 800, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated out Of any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, for the payment of the salaries Of
the judges of said commission for the
period ending lst of March, A. d, 1889.
See. IA. Whereas, the near approach of
the close OF the present session of this
Legislature, and the limited time allowed
to legislation, and an imperative public
necessity exists for the suspension of the
constitutional rule requiring bills to be
read on three several days, and it is
hereby enacted that said rule is sus-
pended, a0d the fact that the accumula-
ton of business IN the Supreme court is
so great as TO prevent, in ordinary course,
that speedy determination to litigation
which is essential TO justice, creates an
emergency that requires this act to take
eff5Cy at once, and it is therefore enacted
that this set shall take effect and be ia
force from and afterits passage. Approved
March 80.